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Thumb Sucking & Baby Bottle Tooth Decay

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Thumb Sucking & Baby Bottle Tooth Decay

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  1. Thumb Sucking & Baby Bottle Tooth Decay

  2. Infants • When infants get their first teeth, it is a cause for celebration. • It’s a rite of passage that all humans go through, and sometimes we forget that oral hygiene must start at the earliest stages, if we hope to prolong a healthy, beautiful smile throughout life. Never is this more true than with young children. • Since they cannot take responsibility for their own teeth, it’s up to parents to be aware of possible problems they could face.

  3. Thumb Sucking • Infant sucking is a normal and healthy part of your baby’s development, it helps to soothe them and to produce endorphins to combat pain, during teething, or prevent fussiness. • After the age of six, children’s permanent teeth began to come in. • Thumb sucking past this point can push teeth out of alignment, causing an overbite. • The jaw can also be affected, as can your child’s natural speech development. • Never shame a child into stopping. This isn’t healthy, and typically isn’t effective either. Instead offer positive, healthy rewards for children who resist the urge. • The child must decide in their own mind to stop the behavior, before effective change will take place. Encourage this, but never try to force it. • When your child is ready to work on stopping, placing a disposable bandage over the thumb can help remind them.

  4. Baby Bottle Tooth Decay • Infants that are bottle fed, or even nursing babies that are given bottles as supplement or with other liquids to soothe fussiness, can be at risk for tooth decay. • Oral bacteria feed on sugars, causing decay to set in. • Here are some tips to prevent it. • Rather than giving sugary juices or milk, try plain water to prevent sugars from staying in the mouth. • Move infants to cups as soon as they are ready. This will help prevent contact with the sugar coated bottle nipple that causes much of the problem.

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